[R] How to suppress the printing of warnings (Windows)?

abunn abunn at whrc.org
Mon Apr 11 14:35:43 CEST 2005


> I'm a newbie in R. I am running simulations using a fixed 
> bandwidth in nonparametric regressions, sending all the output to 
> a file myoutput.txt using sink("myoutput.txt"), & R is printing 
> all warnings by the end of the simulation on the file. I know the 
> source of the problem & can take care of it. However, finding a 
> 50 MB file (where all the output is printed, e.g. myoutput.txt) 
> by the end of the simulation exercise is not quite pleasant. How 
> could I turn them off completely?, so they are not printed in 
> myoutput.txt file.


Look at ?options and scroll to 'warn.' Also, ?warnings gives an example.


HTH, Andy




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